The impact of image characteristics on written naming in adults

Abstract

International audienceThe present study was aimed at investigating whether and how image characteristics influence written naming performance in adults. In three different sessions, participants had to quickly write down the names of pictured objects on a graphic tablet. Across sessions, the picture format was different, but the to-be-named objects were the same: There were black-and-white pictures (Snodgrass & Vanderwart’s [SV] 1980 drawings), grayscale and colored pictures of the SV drawings as provided by Rossion and Pourtois (2004). Linear-mixed models (LMM) were used to analyze written latencies. The main findings were the following: (1) Colorized pictures yielded shorter written naming latencies than line drawings with the grayscale pictures being situated between the two; (2) Both within- and between-picture format LMM revealed reliable effects of name agreement, objective word frequency, frequency trajectory (the effect was marginal in the grayscale condition), and imageability on written latencies. The influence of image agreement was, however, less stable (reliable only in the colorized condition in the within-picture format LMM analysis; significant with both line drawings and their colorized version only in the between-picture format LMM analysis); (3) None of the interactions with picture format reached significance except the interaction of Image agreement with Picture format. In line with Bonin, Roux, Barry, & Canell (2012b), the findings support a limited-cascading account of written word production

Which variables should be controlled for to investigate picture naming in adults? A Bayesian meta-analysis

“…Third, the material had to be pictures in black lines on white backgrounds such as those used by Snodgrass and Vanderwart (1980). Recently, Bonin, Méot, Laroche, Bugaiska, and Perret (2017) suggested that the cognitive processes underpinning object naming could, at least in part, intervene differently depending on whether colored or black-and-white pictures are used. The differences in picture formats can add noise in analyses.…”

Examining the influence of picture format on children’s naming responses

“…Primary school children are a sector of the population that requires well-controlled visual stimuli and one with which pictures are widely used in educational materials and assessment instruments (e.g., test WISC-IV; Wechsler, 2003). In addition, data collection through a written naming task facilitates conducting research with large groups of participants efficiently (e.g., Berman et al, 1989; Bonin et al, 2019). It also reduces significantly the time and cost of the experiments with children, as long as children have the basic spelling skills that allow them to write words fluently.…”

“…In fact, it has been extensively studied how color and surface details affect object recognition in drawings and in photographs, separately. For example, it has been shown that color improves name agreement (Rossion & Pourtois, 2004), memorization (Vernon & Lloyd-Jones, 2003), and naming speed of objects (e.g., Bonin et al, 2019; Rossion & Pourtois, 2004) by comparing naming performance when using black-and-white, grayscale, and colored drawings; and identification and memorization of objects by comparing black-and-white photographs and colored photographs (e.g., Lloyd-Jones & Nakabayashi, 2009; Uttl, Graf & Santacruz, 2006). In a meta-analysis, Bramão et al (2011) examined the effect of color on object recognition, mainly using naming tasks, in 35 experiments involving 1,535 adult participants.…”

“…They found a moderate effect of color on the recognition of the object in line drawings, photographs, and photographs without superficial details. A recent study conducted by Bonin et al (2019) examined the effect of color and the role of the surface details in naming performance. This study compared written naming latencies of the same objects in black-and-white (Snodgrass & Vanderwart, 1980), grayscale and colored drawings (Rossion & Pourtois, 2004).…”

Peer Review #1 of "Examining the influence of picture format on children’s naming responses (v0.2)"

“…In fact, it has been extensively studied how color and surface details affect object recognition in drawings and in photographs, separately. For example, it has been shown that color improves name agreement (Rossion & Pourtois, 2004), memorization (Vernon & Lloyd-Jones, 2003), and naming speed of objects (e.g., Bonin, Méot, Laroche, Bugaiska, & Perret, 2019;Rossion & Pourtois, 2004) by comparing naming performance when using black-andwhite, grayscale, and colored drawings; and identification and memorization of objects by comparing black-and-white photographs and colored photographs (e.g., Lloyd-Jones & Nakabayashi, 2009;Uttl, Graf, & Santacruz, 2006). In a meta-analysis, Bramão, Reis, Petersson, and Faísca (2011) examined the effect of color on object recognition, mainly using naming tasks, in 35 experiments involving 1,535 adult participants.…”